A
recent story in HealthDay News, quoting from a new study published in the
journal Neurology, found that women who survive a stroke tend to have a poorer
quality of life than male stroke survivors do.
After
studying women stroke survivors for three months, “women were more likely than
men to have mobility problems, pain and discomfort, as well as anxiety and
depression. At one year, women still had poorer overall quality of life than
men, but the difference was not as large as at three months, the investigators
found.”
The
lead researchers suggest that quality-of-life issues will need more scrutiny
from caregivers and the healthcare medical team, including better interventions
and gender-specific screening tools, to improve these patients' lives.
The
study may indicate that women stroke survivors require greater supervision by
caregivers and home health aides.
Richard Ueberfluss, PT
www.assistinghands.com/naperville
www.assistinghands.com/naperville
thanks for telling about the information for stroke and their effects on our body.
ReplyDeleteSenior Care Bucks County
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ReplyDeleteElderly Care
I really appreciate you sharing this information. My grandmother recently had a stroke. My family thinks that we will be able to care for her, but I'm not sure that is such a good idea. Since the study suggests that women have more complications, I think that we should hire a senior home care service.
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